Trouser support



Feb. 8, 1927. SIEBERT' TROUSER SUPPORT OriginalFiled July 2. 1923 lam 6awe/7 F75 Y M o atfoznaq S neath the apparelof the wearer and which 5.

" waist band outstretched so that the same is a Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

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GUSTAVE sIEBEaT, or STJPAUL'MINNESGTA.

TRousER surron'r it 7 Application filed July 2, 1923, Serial No. (name;Renewed Deceni ber 1, 1926.

My invention relates to trouser supports andhas for its object toprovide a support for trousers which is fully concealed heserves tosupport the trousers from six points or more so that the trouser hangsperfectly even and uniform without sagging at any point. a I

' Another object resides in' providing'a' device adapted to holdportions of the trouser prevented from coming together and bagging'.

. In carrying out the objects of my invention, I employ a number ofsupporting members which are adapted to'be attached to the suspenderbuttons of the trousers and which extend across between the same to holdthe buttons properly spaced so that the portions of the trouser to whichthey are attached will not come together to cause the trouser waist bandto bag. In addition, I form'said supports with a loop or eye positionedmid way between the button to which a'hook secured to the suspenderproper may be attached, which, suspender hook is adaptedto be concealedbeneath the apparel. of the The full objects and advantages of myinvention will be found in the detailed description of the same and areparticularly pointed out in the claim.

to the supports. 7 p In the supporting of trousers'by suspend In thedrawings representing my invention in one form:

Figure 1 is a perspectlveview of a pair of trousers having my inventionattached thereto. l

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the supporting members forming aportion of my I 40 ers, considerable difiiculty has beenfound in thatthe trousers between the suspender buttons come together giving a baggyappearance when the trousers are worn without a belt. In addition, theforward portion of" the trousers tends to sag when the ordinarysuspenders are 1 used giving an unsightly appearance. H My inventionovercomes these objections by providing supporting}members which arefastened in-between pairs of suspender buttons to whichthe suspendersare attached which serve to "hold the trousers supported in a neat anduniform manner.

In Figurel, I have shown a pair of trousers 10 having a waist band 11 towhichthe usual suspender buttons12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are attachedon the interior of the same. To each pair of suspender buttons isattached a rigid supporting member Alwhich extends across the interiorof the waistband 11 within the same a'ndholds the portion of thetrousers between the buttons properly spaced. -I have shown at B- a pairof suspenders which has a rear band 18 and front bands19and 20 whichare. adapted tobe secured to the supporting members A at the centersthereof and which pass over the shoulders'of the wearer in the usualmanner. 3

The construction of thesupports A can best be seen in Figure 2. ,Thesedevices are preferably made of wire and consist of a body portion 21being formed at its center with a loop or eye 22andat'its ends withhooked portions 23 and24.

In applying the device, the supports are attached to the trousers bymeans of the v hooked portions 23 and 2 1 which are hooked over thesuspender buttons 12 and 13, as il-' lustrated in Figure 4 with the loop22 ex tending upwardly. When so positioned, the su the waist band 11,being inconspicuous and out of the way. When the suspenders are ports Alie flat against the. interior of removed,'as will be presentlyexplained, the Q trousers. I s

To the ends of the suspender bands 18, 19

said supports A are left in place upon the and 20, are attachedfasteners Cwhich may be attached to the supports A to hold the trousersin place. These fasteners are also made of wire vand consist primarilyof a hook 25'which is connected byside members '26 and 27 to a shank 28.-The shank 28 is directly connected to the end of the respectivesuspender straps 18, 19 and 20 in .the

customary manner, while'the hooks 25 areadapted to be hooked into theloop 22 of the supports A.

In using, the invention, the supporting members A are first attached to:requisite suspender buttons of the trousers, as shown in Figures 1 andl. The suspenders B are then placed over the shoulders of the wearer andthe shirt of the wearer put on. The

trousers having the supporting members A therein are next putonwhereupon the hooks 25 of the fasteners C may be hooked into the loops22 of the supporting members A through the shirt proper to support: thetrousers through I the supporting members A from the suspenders B. V

WVith my invention, the trousers lie perfectly flat along the person ofthe wearer without bagging or drooping at any portion or the same. Thesuspenders and the supporting means are completely concealed and thesuspenders may be quickly and easily removed when desired.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof operation of my invention,- together with theapparatus which I nowconsider to represent the 'best embodiment thereof, but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those set forth within the scope of the following claim. 1

I claim:

In combination with a pair of trousers and they suspend-er buttonsthere-oi positionedhenea-th the waist of said trousers, a straight rigidmember having a loop with an open flaring mouth therein positioned atapproximately the central portion of said member, hooks formed upon theends ofsaid member in the same plane as said'loop adapted to engage saidsnspender buttons andanother hook to engage the loop formed at thecentral portion of said, member.

! GUSTAVE SIEBERZIF

